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economic activity is already managed by international corporations". _ consent has not been given when laws are passed without a The same watchdog is presently involved in prosecuting small busi- _ referendum or public debate, or by governments using biased media ness operators to smooth the "playing field" for the big players. as the purveyors of information; this results in invalid laws created Australia now has a national debt of over A$300 billion, including —_ without our permission. credit card debt of over $70 billion. That amounts to a national debt The damage done to the early communities, when in addition to of $18,500 for every man, woman and child. With the manufacturing coping with lawless invasions there might have been a system of and farming sector destroyed, Australia has had to import goods laws imposed by the marauding invaders, could scarcely be imag- reviously produced. To cover the cost of imports (the trade deficit), ined. Instead, where the spirit of the common law took hold, com- Australia has borrowed heavily from private international bankers munities could restore a modicum of order. who have created the loans out of nothing (a book entry)—but the loans must be repaid with real money or tangible assets by real people Only the people can take away the common law right, because who are losing the real wealth of their country’ Australians and their the common law right is not owned by the Parliament but by the revious governments have traditionally borrowed from their people. The common law is therefore self-evident. national banks for business loans and capital works in the past, but, — Coco v. the Queen, 1994, Butterworth's Legal Dictionary with globalisation, all future resources and capital works will be foreign owned by international bankers. Common Law and Statute Law Compared In the last decade, the sell-off (privatisation) Common law — that which derives its of Australian utilities, airports, hospitals, force and authority from the universal councils and even water occurred at such consent and immemorial practice of the blinding speed that most Australians don't " community. now who really owns their public works or [Through our — Oxford English Dictionary their natural wealth or, for that matter, their A . local government departments. Constitution and Common law is sometimes defined as Over 30 per cent of Australians now live the common law "common sense", "a law of one's good elow the poverty line. Soup kitchens report A A conscience", "a law reflecting the standards of an increase in demand, while entire families embodied therein] the community". It is also perceived as an ive on the Streets with the usual array of we give permission embodiment of natural law, or universal law or ithe "hacky county Aust socads- | 10 Politicians to | Shs eniyobsaable aa whch integration has een particularly noticed by only create laws self evident". Common law as also been one ne can that serve us— pecan ously affluent workforee, we do not serve do most anything, proved it docs not I either them or ; : ; the law." In Australia, three million statute laws infringe on the life, property or liberty of govern less than 20 million people. Most someone else. The common law does of these laws have been created in the not allow for any government to service of globalisation. prosecute or fine individuals for victimless crimes. Statute laws have arisen for this purpose, but their power is limited by common sense and by the resolve of those who would stand up for their natural rights. — Malcolm McClure Common Law and Community Before the fall of Rome, the Empire's outlying territories were beset by waves of marauding barbarians who pillaged people's homes and took over their A person can only be fined if he has households and assets, plundered their entered into or breached a contract. wealth and resources and polluted or burnt their belongings (sound Under common law, however, a contract must be knowingly, familiar?). The fifth and sixth centuries AD saw waves of Visigoths, voluntarily and intentionally entered into or it is unenforceable. Vandals, Huns and Vikings marauding through and plundering the Government departments are aware of this and circumvent it by territories until Rome was finally overwhelmed by a terminal eco- intimidating individuals into signing agreements that are meant to nomic, social and political crisis, leading to the crumbling of the void common law rights. mighty Empire. This became obvious during the past year when the Therapeutic People were at first confused and disorganised by the chaos and Goods Administration (the Australian equivalent of the US FDA) unable to conduct their business until they banded into small tribal went on a rampage against complementary medicine manufacturers. units and reverted to basics. When disputes occurred, those units By way of "confidential agreements", the TGA pressured 32 vitamin elected wise representatives among them who could be trusted to and supplement companies to sign away their rights to take legal reflect the common rules, traditions and morals of the group. The action against the regulator for the loss of their busin The com- common law was thereby applied, and disputes and other business panies were shut down by the TGA, while the public was told the of the group were settled. companies had "voluntarily" handed in their manufacturing licence. This process foreshadowed modern courts, although modern The TGA focused exclusively on natural supplements, as no phar- statute law has become perverted by the many laws that serve the maceutical drug manufacturer has been closed down. interests of those outside the group (the nation). As per the When asked about obeying a bad law, Mr McClure answered: Constitution, these statute laws are only legal if Congress or "It's only true if you believe it to be true. It only has power if you Parliament creates them with the consent of the people. That give it power with your consent." consent has not been given when laws are passed without a referendum or public debate, or by governments using biased media as the purveyors of information; this results in invalid laws created without our permission. The damage done to the early communities, when in addition to coping with lawless invasions there might have been a system of laws imposed by the marauding invaders, could scarcely be imag- ined. Instead, where the spirit of the common law took hold, com- munities could restore a modicum of order. Only the people can take away the common law right, because the common law right is not owned by the Parliament but by the people. The common law is therefore self-evident. — Coco v. the Queen, 1994, Butterworth's Legal Dictionary "[Through our Constitution and embodied therein] we give permission to politicians to only create laws that serve us— the law." 20 = NEXUS JUNE — JULY 2004 ” __ Oxford English Dictionary the common law we do not serve either them or — Malcolm McClure www.nexusmagazine.com